Cosmetic and/or dermatological use of oligosaccharide compounds for preventing and treating stretch marks

Abstract

The present invention relates to a topical composition, in particular a cosmetic and/or dermatological composition, to be used for preventing and/or treating stretch marks, including, in a physiologically acceptable medium, an effective amount of at least one synthetic polysulfated oligosaccharide having 1 to 4 glycose units, the salts thereof, and/or the derivatives thereof. The invention also relates to a cosmetic method, in particular for treating stretch marks, including at least one step of applying said composition to the skin.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. A method for treating stretch marks, comprising the administration to a subject in need thereof of a cosmetic and/or dermatological topical composition comprising in a physiologically acceptable vehicle, at least an effective amount of at least one of synthetic polysulfated oligosaccharide having 1 to 4 monosaccharide units, salts and/or complexes thereof. 
     
     
       2. The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises at least synthetic polysulfated oligosaccharide having 1 or 2 monosaccharide units selected from the pentoses and the hexoses, as well as the salts and/or complexes of these compounds. 
     
     
       3. The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said synthetic polysulfated oligosaccharide having 1 or 2 monosaccharide units is selected from potassium salt of sucrose octasulfate, silver salt of sucrose octasulfate, the hydroxyaluminum complex of sucrose octasulfate and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
       4. The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said synthetic polysulfated oligosaccharide is present at a content between 0.1 and 50 wt %, relative to the total weight of the composition. 
     
     
       5. The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said synthetic polysulfated oligosaccharide is present in a content such that the amount salted-out on the stretch marks is between 0.001 g/l and 50 g/l. 
     
     
       6. The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said synthetic polysulfated oligosaccharide is present in a content such that the amount salted-out on the stretch marks is between 0.01 and 10 g/l. 
     
     
       7. The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises one or more other active substance(s) selected from antibacterials, antiseptics, antifungals, anti-inflammatories, active substances promoting healing and/or restructuring of the skin, antipruritics, UV filters, soothing agents, hydrating agents, depigmenting agents, keratolytic agents, antivirals, analgesics, anesthetics, vitamins, and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
       8. The method as claimed in  claim 7 , wherein the active substance is selected from the active substances promoting healing and/or restructuring of the skin. 
     
     
       9. The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the composition is in the form of solutions (aqueous, aqueous-alcoholic or oily), dispersions (lotion or serum type), emulsions of liquid or semiliquid consistency (milk type), suspensions or emulsions (cream type), aqueous or lipophilic gel, microemulsions, microcapsules, microparticles, vesicular dispersions of the ionic and/or nonionic type, nonabsorbent interface dressings. 
     
     
       10. The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the composition is in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion cream, comprising:
 0.1 to 5% of potassium salt of sucrose octasulf ate KSOS, 
 40 to 60 wt % of water, 
 20 to 40 wt % of at least one oil, 
 1 to 10 wt % of at least one surfactant, 
 0 to 10 wt % of at least one wax, 
 0 to 20 wt % of active substances, 
 0 to 2 wt % of preservatives, 
 0 to 5 wt % of thickeners. 
 
     
     
       11. The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the composition is in the form of a film. 
     
     
       12. The method as claimed in the  claim 11 , wherein it comprises one or more film-forming polymer(s) at a content ranging from 10 to 95 wt %, relative to the total weight of the film. 
     
     
       13. The method as claimed in the  claim 11 , wherein it comprises one or more film-forming polymer(s) at a content ranging from 20 to 70 wt %, relative to the total weight of the film. 
     
     
       14. The method as claimed in the  claim 11 , wherein it comprises one or more film-forming polymer(s) at a content ranging from 30 to 60 wt %, relative to the total weight of the film. 
     
     
       15. The method as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the composition further comprises a polysaccharide thickener. 
     
     
       16. The method as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the composition is in the form of an anhydrous water-soluble film comprising (i) at least one synthetic polysulfated oligosaccharide, (ii) at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible film-forming polymer and (iii) at least one alkoxylated polydimethylsiloxane. 
     
     
       17. The method as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the composition is in the form of a solvent-based filmogel composition comprising:
 0.01 to 5% of potassium salt of sucrose octasulfate KSOS 
 15 to 50 wt % of ethanol, 
 40 to 60% of ethyl acetate, 
 5 to 20 wt % of film-forming polymer of the nitrocellulose type, 
 5 to 20% of plasticizer castor oil, 
 0 to 2 wt % of preservatives, 
 0 to 5 wt % of thickeners. 
 
     
     
       18. The method as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the composition is in the form of a water-based filmogel composition comprising:
 0.1 to 5% of potassium salt of sucrose octasulfate KSOS, 
 70 to 99 wt % of water, 
 0 to 10 wt % of active substances, 
 0 to 2 wt % of preservatives, 
 0 to 5 wt % of thickeners. 
 
     
     
       19. The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the subject in need thereof is a woman. 
     
     
       20. The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the subject in need thereof an obese subject. 
     
     
       21. The method as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the composition is administered on the abdomen, the buttocks, the hips, the roots of the limbs, the breasts or the shoulders.